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Fyre
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PC Build Lifetime  

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  1. 1. How long have you used your current setup

    • 0-6 Months
      8
    • 6-12 Months
      13
    • 1-2 Years
      10
    • 2-5 Years
      23
    • 5-10 Years
      4
    • 10+ Years
      1

  2. 2. Increment Between Upgrade

    • 1-3 Months
      2
    • 3-6 Months
      3
    • 6-12 Months
      10
    • 1-3 Years
      34
    • 3+ Years
      10

  3. 3. Increment Between New Build

    • 1-6 Months
      1
    • 6-12 Months
      2
    • 1-3 Years
      7
    • 3-5 Years
      21
    • 5-10 Years
      23
    • 10+ Years
      5

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Dont Fret. I fall into the 0-6 months with my build.

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Went from Core 2 Quad to a fourth gen i5 for my personal rig. It's seen more drives and GPU's than anything else. Things have pretty much kept pace as games are becoming more GPU-intensive while GPU's are becoming more powerful for the money. I'll likely stay on the i5 until Intel releases the 9600K, preferably as an octa-core, or the 9700K (which I hope they remove the damage limit for the tenth generation). 

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CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K

CPU Cooler: be quiet! - PURE ROCK 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste 
Motherboard: ASRock Z370 Extreme4
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ RGB 2x8GB 3200/14
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA - 970 SSC ACX (1080 is in RMA)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W with CableMod blue/black Pro Series
Optical Drive: LG - WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit and Linux Mint Serena
Keyboard: Logitech - G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse
Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel  Headset
Speakers: Logitech - Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers

 

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Ive got Ryzen 3. Gonna save for 1. Higher end Ryzen $s to go down, along with *fingers crossed* RAM prices. Also sell my horrible laptop i had before my build.  2. Buy Ryzen 7  with 8 more GB of ram. Possibly Replace my gtx 1060 or turn it into an sli. 

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I built my computer over 5 years ago.  I had to change graphics card because I bought a power color card.  Other then that I switch to a bigger SSD. I don't game anymore so it works for me and I will never buy a pre built again

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O ye. I need an ssd. Hoping to have enough money by 2018 to buy a 512GB

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Built my PC in late 2012, still going strong.

Along the way, I upgraded to an SSD, went from 8 to 16GB of RAM, got another HDD for storage, a nicer case (Phanteks Enthoo Pro B|) and some cosmetic changes. The latest upgrade was going from a GTX 680 to a 1070 this spring. Most noticable one as well!

 

I don't really plan on doing a completely new build at some point. If I ever feel that my CPU is outdated I will upgrade CPU+Mobo+RAM and go from there. 

i5-3570k @ 4.6Ghz|Asus P8Z77-V-LE PLUS|16GB Kingston Hyper X DDR3|ASUS STRIX GTX1070 8GB OC

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Sounds good, ive had my PC for 3 months, so upgrades are ahead.

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I've incrementally upgraded mine. 4->16gb ram. GTX460->GTX 970. i7-950->X5650. 

Custom pinewood case, Corsair CX 600W, Rampage 3 Extreme, i7 980x (@4.2ghz) with ML240 Cooler,  MSI GTX 970, 24gb DDR3, 240gb OCZ Tr150 SSD + 2Tb Seagate Baracuda. 

 

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